NGC 3642
NGC 3642 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Major. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3642:
| NGC: | NGC 3642 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.87 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.12 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:22:17.89 |
| Declination: | 59:04:28.30 |
| Major axis: | 4.27 ' |
| Minor axis: | 3.65 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 120° |
| Radial velocity: | 1583 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005294 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS